03/02/2000
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"If we're going to bring this budget into balance, we're going to have to make a lot of tough decisions."
"The United States Government continues to monitor closely activities that may be subject to CBW sanctions provisions."
"The United States strongly supports international efforts to strengthen the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC)."
"I believe that U.S. ratification will help to encourage the ratification process in other countries and, ultimately, the CWC's entry into force."